St. Landry democrat., 1887-04-23
sation for a Shorter Than Longer
Distance Forbidden.

any common carrier subject to the provis
ions of this act to charge or receive any
greater compensation In the aggregate
for the transportation of passengers or OF
like kind of property, under substantially
similar circumstances and conditions, fol
shorter than for longer distance over
the same line, in the same direction, the
shorter being included within the longer
distance but this shall not be construed
as authorizing any common carrier within
the terms of this act to charge and receive
as great compensation for shorter as for
a longer distance: provided, howor""
that upon application to the commission
appointed under the provisions of this act,
such common carrier may, in special
cases, after investigation by the commits
sion, be authorized to charge less for
longer than for shorter distances for
transportation of passengers or property;
and the commission may from time to
time prescribe the extent to which said
designated common carrier may be re-
lieyed from the operation of this section
of this act
Pooling of Freights.
Sec. s. That it shall be unlawful for
| any common carrier subject to the pro-
visions of this act to enter into any con-
tract, agreement or combination with any
| other common carrier or carriers for the
| pooling of freights of different and COM
| peting railroads, or to divide between them
| the aggregate or net proceeds of the earn
| ings of such railroads, or any portion
| thereof; and in any case of an agreement
| for the pooling of freights as aforesaid,
| each day OF its continuance shall be deemed
separate otfense.
| Schedules of Rates to Be Printed and
Made Public.
| Sec. u. That every common carrier sub
| ject to the provisions of this act shall print
| and keep for public inspection schedules
! showing the rates and fares and charges
| for the transportation of passengers ana
| property which any such common carries
| has established and which are in force at
| the time upon its railroad, as defined by
the first section Of this act. The schedules
printed as aforesaid by any such common
carrier shall plainly state the places upon
its railroad between which property and
passengers viii be carried, and shall CON
tain the classification of freight in force
upon such railroad, and shall also state
separately the terminal charges and any
rules or regulations which in any wise
change, affect or determine any part OF
the aggregate Of $ 1ch aforesaid rates ana
fares and charges. Such schedules shall
be plainly printed in large type, OF at least
the size of ordinary plea, and copies for
the use Of the public shall be kept in every
depot or station upon any such railroad,
in such places and in such form that they
can be conveniently inspected
Rates to Foreign Countries.
Any common carrier subject to the pro-
visions of this act receiving freight in the
United States to be carried through u
foreign country to any place in the United
States shall also in like manner print and
keep for public Inspection ut every depot
where such freight is received for ship
lnent, schedules showing the through
rates established and charged by such
common carrier to all points in the United
States beyond the foreign country to which
it accepts freight for shipment; and any
freight shipped from the United States
through foreign country into the United
States, the through rate on which shall
not have been made public as required bv
this act, shall, before it is admitted into
the United States from said foreign coun-
try, be subject to customs duties, as if
said freight were Of foreign production:
and any law in conflict with this section
is hereby repealed
Advances in Rates-Ten Days' Notice,
Reduction in Rates.
No advance shall be made in the rates.
fares, and charges which have been estab-
ished and published as aforesaid by any
common carrier, in compliance with the
requirements of this section, except after
ten days public notice, which shall plainly
state the changes proposed to be made in
the schedule then In force, and the time
when the increased rates, fares, or charges
will go into effect; and the proposed
changes shall be shown by printing new
schedules, or shall be plainly indicated
upon the schedules in force at the time
and kept for public inspection. Reduc-
lions in such published rates, fares, or
charges may be made without previous
public notice; but whenever any such re
duction is made, notice of the same shall
Immediately be publicly posted and the
changes made shall Immediately be made
public by printing new schedules, or shall
be plainly indicated upon the
schedules at the time in force and kept
for public inspection.
No Variation from Published Rates,
And when any such common carrier
shall have established and published its
rates fares and charges in c0,nnIiopca
with the provisions of this section, it shall
be unlawful for such common carrier to
charge, demand, collect or receive from
any person Or persons a greater OF less
compensation for the transportation of
passengers or property, or for any ser
vices in connection Herewith, than is
specified in such published schedule of
rates, fares and charges as may at any
fjr0o ha in force